Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-02

Ihe college hymn,
Let children hear the mighty deeds
winch God performed of old
During tie ne, evening, between the speeches, a
The duty OF Introducing the speakers was per-
formed in most delicious manner by Mr., Deane
rs master OF ceremonies.
REPRESENTATIVE RICE
OF Massachusetts, was first brought to his feet
not to speak for himself, but to initiate into the
college fraternity, as Mr.. Deane said Mr.. Justice
Harlan, who has received an honorary degree from
the college. Mr.. Rice recounted number of in
ttreStlng "reminiscences OF the college societies.
ana spoke or the fair and honorable record OF 1.-The
little college down among the pine trees and the
good men and true men ii had given TO the world
AT recent meeting OF members OF the Psi Epsilon
fraternity In Washington, he said OF the twenty
seven present nine or One-third OF the number
were graduates OF Bowcoin. ''This," he added,
with ps smile us about the proportion III
college, he said, had been progressive.
Re Referring FRI ;.o to - the Old days lie alluded
college, had been conferred upon Jefferson Davis
The president of the college at that time was, he
SAID, IN sympathy with the south There had
been new policy since then and among the evi-
denceS OF this, he said, abiding to Mr.. Justios
Harlan, was the comforting OF similar honor upon
aho.ner southern man. eminent, but eminent TO-
Davis prominent. Another evidence OF progress
was That last year the college conferred SINH
whose name, he said, modesty forbade him TO
mention. He then introduced Dir. Justice Harlan,
OF Kentucky, as 'the unsuled patriot pure states
man ana just and learned judge"
JUSTICE HARLANls REMARKS.
Mr.. Justice Harlan In prefacing his remarks said
that he had during his life had something to do
with addressing Juries and popular assemblies
and had never found it difficult TO say what he had
In his mind 10 say, but there were two occasions
when the power TO express himself deserted him.
one OF these occasions was Sunday school mass
meeting, and the other banquet 1t would prob
biy be alleged That his difficulty ut q Sunday
school mass-neetihg was that he was not familiar
Win the subjects usually discussed at such places
and as regards the banquet trouble, that as born
kentuckian he might not be in u condition at the
close o, banquet TO say ANYTHING laughterl He
people OF Maine. He referred to two
weeks visit to that state in 1872 He
Maine was TO be the great summer house OF this
country. He spoke in warm terms OF praise OF the
township system" Of New England, and said II
and was practiced to perfection was In the state
OF Maine, where there was a pure democracy in
every township He was not, therefore, surprised
see the character OF the people, nor to note the
pride which the BOwdOin alumni took in their old
college They had just pride in the character OF
many noble men educated there. As to the refer
ence which Mr.. Rice made TO the part OF the coun-
try where the speaker was reared and educated,
Justice Harlan said, it might not be known to all
that Jefferson Davis first saw the LIGHT of day in
kentucky. And there Was another man born there,
In whose name and reputation the men OF Bowdoin
SoAAS6S
man, whose name is hOnored as that OF WASH
1ngton Is, and that was Abraham Lincoln. fGreat
appiauSe1 The speaker referred eloQuenLIy to
the graves all over the south, where men OF Bow
do1n as well as men from his own state Law and
TO the new era that had dawned when both SOUTH
ern ana northern men We're prepared in their
hearts 10 say that those men had not died In vain.
[AppiauSe.l
Rev. j. X. Mason, as a member of the board OF
0VerSeerS OF BOwdOin, was called upon to speak
for the college, which he declared had never been
In better condition than at the present time.
SENATOR FRYE.
MI. Deane, after happily describing Senator
Frye's achievements as a fisherman, which had
fitted him to speak On the fisheries question, in
troduced the Senator from Maine.
MI. Frye, referring to the fishery dispute re-
marked that the London Times said he was an
Irfshman, and that Sackv1lle West also announced
that that he he was an Irishman. He commissioned
West said he was an IriShman. to tell
Sackvle West that his (the speakers) great-great-
grandfather commanded alt the New England
troops at the time OF the struggle over the Acadan
territory, while Sir Sackviie Vests great-grand-
father sold beer to the soldiers. Laughter and
applause.] Whether the message was ever deliy-
cred the speaker was not prepared to say
Referring to the progress made by BowdOin college
the senator said thai With all reverence for the
professors and teachers at the college to-day were
their SuperiOrS In the profession OF teaching The
boys had better instruction to-day than did the
boys or his class. The professors were nearer the
scholars. They joined with them or took inter-
est in their sports, and still lost none of their
dignity. Bowdoin college, he insisted, has never
had at its head man superior to President HYDE.
man OF deep culture, a rare teacher, man who
was the very genius Of hard work and strong
common sense.
In his day at the college, he said that the crown
was worn by the roy sterer, who was a man OF
said that Maine prohibition had done much for the
college. No other college alumni could do without
Wine at their banquet table. At the college now,
lege in the United States he said, could show on
It's roll OF graduates so many great and honOred
names, In proportion to the whole number of grad
yates. He believed, though that the record OF the
future would be u thousand times more glorious
even than this brilliant record OF the past There
was new spirit, he said, in the state and in the
college. [Applause.l
BowDoN IN War.
Gen. Ellis Spear responded to toast to Bowdoin
In the war OF the rebellion, paying q glowing
tribute to the loyalty and patriotism OF Bowd0in
men. There were, he said, 24l sons OF Bowdoin in
the military service during The war, at that time
capable OF bearing arms He did not believe any
other association OF men bound together by any
ties had given SO large proportion of men TO the
defense OF the union. or the men of his own class
two had fallen in battle and others had been Sc
verely wounded. 1t was most grateful thing 10
the comrades or those who fell, that the college
had SO kindly remembered them. They had been
buried in spirit, and their names engraved in the
Memorial hall which the college had erec:ed.
for Yale as ne spent some time at Yale before go
ing TO B0wdOin, observed that the difference be-
tween university and college was that the
university has better ball nine better foot ball
team and better rowing crew than the college.
[Lauglter.I He regretted, however that in his
day there had not been these means for boys to
work of their SupernuOuS energy which some
times then got them into trouble with the college
authorities. He spoke OF the achievements OF the
Maine troops In the war, telling some interesting
stories illustrating their bravery and devoted pa
tdOttSm.
OTHER RRecHEs.
The venerable Richard q Rvono Aos< a
toast to the class OF % giving evidence OF his col
lege training and good memory by quotations
from classical authors and rtd1culinG Mr. Adams
DR.. Woihaupter spoke for the medical depart
ment OF Bowdoin. Nj. John G. Stetson extended
a greeting from the Boston aSsociatton and ne.
marks were also made by Judge Smell and Rev. B.
w. Pond. Representative Rice, Mr.. StetsOn and
Judge Smell all took exception TO senator Frye's
and gave evidence In behalf OF the good conduct OF
the ''Old boys" when In college, MI. Rice con-
cluded that senator FryeS class was probably an
exceptional class In that respect fLaughterl
At midnight the pleasant entertainment was
brought to an end by singing "Auld Lang syne."
HRNRY CIAYs MURDERER FRRx.-Andrew Wen.
pier, an ex-ctty councilman OF Louisville KY,
who was committed TO the state prison two years
ago for the murder OF Henry Clay, brilliant
young lawyer, and . grandson OF the great COM
moner, was released from the peniCentl9fy at IL
O'Clock Monday night, upon the expiration Of his
term He was met at the depot AZ Louisville yes
Jtcians and city on1c1alA who cheered him heartily
and afterward conducted him to his old saloon on
5th street, where he held Suc0eo1ul ovee yesteF.
pay afternoon.